|AÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» |Aº |6Special Program |AºÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ^1Daily Journal |AÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͺ |6Special Program |Aº |AÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ^Cby ^Cby Jim Row ^1NOTE: Since this program can create numerous large files as you add ^1entries to your journal, you must copy the program to your own disk -- or, ^1better yet, a hard disk -- before starting your Journal. ^CINTRODUCTION ^1Daily Journal^0 is a calendar based word processing system you can use to keep anything from a personal diary to a scientific journal. The information for each Journal entry is encrypted (or should I say scrambled) to help keep prying eyes out of your most secret thoughts. You control access to the Journal through a password that you select. Entries to the Journal are based on calendar dates, much like a diary. Each Journal entry corresponds to one day and may be up to 100 lines long, depending on the amount of memory contained in your computer. The entries are grouped into files based on months. A Journal is a collection of these monthly files. If you keep a Journal for any length of time, you should expect to create numerous monthly files. Though the program works best when installed on a hard drive, Daily Journal incorporates many features to help floppy disk based users manage these files. Daily Journal is fully menu driven with on-screen help available throughout the program. Read each screen carefully. If you need additional help, just press the key. Since this may not always be enough, the following directions are provided to help you get started. ^CINSTRUCTIONS ^1Installing Daily Journal^0 Due to the number of files you might create using Daily Journal, you will need to copy the program to a floppy disk or hard drive. To copy the necessary files, use the Copy It command in the Big Blue Disk menu system. Daily Journal creates and uses three types of files. ^1Monthly Entry^0 files contain the separate daily entries for a month. ^1Disk Identifier^0 files are used by the system to identify which Journal disk is currently being used. The ^1Header^0 file is used by the program to keep track of the Monthly Entry files you have created. The following is a list of the "typical" filenames you might find in a Journal named JIM. Header JIM.HDR Disk Identifier JIMI.001 (Journal Disk #1) Monthly Entry JIM7.7C5 (July 1989 Entry) Though you may have several Journals, each will only have one Header file and a potentially large number of Disk Identifier and Monthly Entry files. The program requires that the Header file be contained in the same directory (or on the same floppy) as the program itself. Disk Identifier and Monthly Entry files may be located elsewhere (this is highly recommended for floppy disk users.) ^1Running Daily Journal^0 To run Daily Journal outside the Big Blue Disk menu system change the current directory to the one containing the program (floppy disk users insert the disk containing the program and change to that drive) and type JOURNAL at the DOS prompt. Once started, a title page and credits screen will be displayed. Press any key to continue past each screen. ^1Selecting A Journal^0 At this point you must select a filename for the Journal you wish to load or create. The screen will contain a filename field, as well as, a directory listing of all Journals contained in the current directory. You may use the arrow keys to switch between the field and the directory listing. To load an existing Journal either type in the filename or use the arrow keys to highlight one of the filenames contained in the directory listing and press the key. You must now enter the correct password before you are allowed to access this Journal. Remember, the password must be typed in exactly like the one you used to create the Journal with originally. To create a Journal type in the filename you wish to assign it and press the key. The filename may be up to seven letters long and contain both alphabetic and numeric characters. You will be prompted for a password to associate with this Journal. Choose your password carefully and DON'T FORGET IT! You will be allowed access to your Journal only if you type in the correct password. Once you have entered your password, you will be prompted to enter it again. This is done to insure that you have typed in the correct password. If you do not want password protection for your Journal, just press the key on an empty password field. Once the password has been entered, you will be prompted for a path for your monthly files. The path is nothing more than the location where the program will find your Monthly Entry files. The displayed field will contain the current path of the Daily Journal program. If you wish to keep your monthly files in the same place, just press the key. However, you can change this value to any other existing path by either appending to the end of the currently displayed value or erasing the entire field with the backspace key and retyping it from scratch. (Floppy disk users should plan on keeping the program in one drive and accessing the monthly files from the other.) ^1Selecting a Monthly Entry^0 Each Journal may be made up of numerous monthly files. Now that you have selected a Journal, you should choose an entry to work with. Access to specific Journal entries is based upon calendar dates. Across the top of the screen a calendar is displayed along with a help screen that defines all the active functions that may be performed. Beneath this display is a listing of all the monthly files that have been created. To select an entry you need only move the blinking cursor to the correct day on the calendar and press the key. The calendar month can be changed by pressing the or keys while the calendar year can be changed by pressing the numeric keypad <+> or <-> keys. If the file does not already exist, you will be asked whether you wish to create it. Once the month file has been created/loaded, the screen will be cleared and the Main Menu will be displayed. Another technique you can use to access an entry is to first load a Monthly Entry file from the those listed beneath the calendar display. Press the key and use the arrow keys to position the highlight box on one of the files. Press the key and the file will be loaded. Once the file is loaded, you can select the entry to work with by positioning the blinking cursor on the correct day and pressing the key. At this point the display will be cleared and the Main Menu will be displayed. ^C^1MAIN MENU ^CRead a Journal Entry ^N ^CEdit/Enter a Journal Entry^N ^CSwitch to Another Entry ^N ^CSwitch to Another Journal ^N ^CJournal Utilities Menu ^N ^CDaily Journal Credits ^N ^CExit Journal ^N ^1Read a Journal Entry^0 This menu option allows you to view and/or print the current Journal entry without making any changes. You can page through the displayed entry by pressing either the or keys. will take you to the top of an entry while will take you to the bottom. Available Functions: - Select another entry for the current month - Print the currently displayed entry - Exits this function and returns you to the Main Menu ^1Edit/Enter a Journal Entry^0 This option allows you to edit your journal entries. Movement Keys: - Move up one page from your current position - Move down one page from your current position - Move cursor to the start of the current line - Move cursor to the end of the current line - Move cursor to the starting line of text - Move cursor to the last line of text Available Functions: - Display Help screen - Erase current entry from display, change becomes permanent after next save - Select another entry for the current month - Saves current entry in memory - Prints current entry - Throw away all changes since last save and reload entry from memory - Delete line at current cursor position - Insert line above current cursor position - Centers contents of the current line - Exit editor and return to Main Menu ^1Switch to Another Entry^0 You can use this option to switch to another Monthly Entry file. For more detailed information on this topic, see "Selecting a Monthly Entry" described earlier in this text. ^1Switch to Another Journal^0 You can use this option to switch to another Journal. For more detailed information on this topic, see "Selecting a Journal" described earlier in this text. ^1Journal Utilities Menu^0 This option provides various utilities to aid in the management of a Journal's files. The following functions are supported: 1.) Output Unencrypted Journal - Allows you to print the current month of your Journal or to save it to disk as a text file. There are two output options available: a) Printer - Prints a copy of the current month's entries b) Disk - Saves the current month to a file and location you specify. 2.) Delete Entire Journal - Allows you to delete the entire Journal. Be sure to use this option carefully; deleted journals are impossible to recover. 3.) Delete Journal Month - Allows you to delete the current month from your journal. Be sure to use this option carefully; deleted journal months are impossible to recover. 4.) Read Text File Into Entry - Allows you to add any text file into the current day of your journal. If you have already entered data for that day, it will be replaced. NOTE: Lines longer than 80 characters and files that are too large will be truncated to meet the operational requirements of Daily Journal. 5.) Move Entire Journal - Allows you to move your entire Journal between disks and/or directories. You will need to specify the destination path for the Journal. NOTE: Do not attempt to move or delete Journal files yourself. If you "split" a Journal or "lose" months by moving or deleting them from outside Daily Journal, your Journal will be destroyed! ^1Command Line Parameters^0 Daily Journal includes several command line parameters (values that are passed to the program during the startup process that configure it for certain systems). JOURNAL M - Starts Daily Journal in monochrome mode JOURNAL F - Speeds up screen output a little on systems with snow-free CGA video cards. To run this program outside ^1Big Blue Disk^0, type: ^1JOURNAL^0 DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES: ^CJOURNAL.EXE ^CJOURNAL.HLP